Hoisting device.



PATENTED MAY 26, 1903.

E. STOWELL. HOISTING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 24, 1902.

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PATENT ()FFICE.

ELLERY STOWELL, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

HOISTING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 729,443, dated May 26, 1903. Application filed July 24, 1.902. Serial No. 116,849. \No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELLERY STOWELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Denver,in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hoisting Devices; and I do ing the production of an easily-manipulated comparatively simple construction which is convenient in its operation.

With this and other objects in view the invention comprises a suitable pole and flexible means at the end thereof for carrying and rotating a picture-hook, such rotation of the hook being accomplished after the pole has been brought to a given position relative to the molding to which the ,hook is to be applied.

It further consists in the combination, with a suitable pole, of a-bracket extending from the end thereof and a cord passed over said bracket adapted to receive the picture-hook and move longitudinally of said pole or handle and over the bracket.

It also consists in certain other novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafterfully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a pictureframe hanger embodying the features of the present invention, a part of the handle or pole being broken away for the saving of space. Fig. 2 represents a rear'view of a slightly-modified form of the same. Fig. 3 represents aperspective view of another slight modification.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 indicates any suitable pole or handle having secured to its side plates 2 2, connected by a rod 3, forming abracket and having its ends projecting beyond said plates, as at 4 4:, for purposes to be described. The plates 2 2 extend forwardly a suitable distance beyond the front face of pole 1, and each is provided with a series of notches 6 6 for receiving the cord of the picture-frame, whereby the picture may be lifted into position and the cord deposited in a hook. A suitable cord 7 extends longitudinally of the pole 1 and is looped, as at 8, near the upper end of the pole and passed through guide-eyes 9 9, and when in position for operation has the end of the loop passed to the front face of the pole 1.

In operation a picture-hook is placed with the small end engaging the end of the loop 8 when the same has been positioned as indicated in Fig. l. The pole is next raised until its upper end lies contiguous to the molding to which the hook is to be applied, and the cord 7 is then pulled downwardly, whereby the hook is caused to move upwardly across the rod 3 and rotate upon the same as an axis. The face of the pole 1 carrying the eyes 9 being nearest to the molding, the hook rotating upon the rod 3 will naturally come into position upon the molding. The end of the loop 8 does not always disengage from the picture-hook when the same comes into position, and in order to positively remove the same without danger of dislocating the hook I simply engage the loop by one of the projecting ends at and lift the same over the hook. Next the cord of the picture is caught in any convenient pair of notches 6, and the picture .is lifted to the proper position, the said cord being deposited in the depending portion of the picture-hook.

In Fig. 2 I have illustrated a slightly-modified form of the picture-hanger in which the pole 1 is employed, to which are secured side plates 2 2, similar in .every respect to the plates 2 2 except that the forwardly-extending portions of plate 2 are turned outwardly laterally, so that they extend in forwardly-diverging planes. To the rear face of the pole 1 is secured a plate 3, which may. be solid or may have a transverse slot cut therein, as indicated in dotted lines, in either case the upper end of theplateserving the purpose of the bracket formed in the structureishown in Fig. 1 by the rod 3 and plates 2 2. The cord 7 and loop 8, with the guiding-eyes 9, are employed in this construction, and the operation of the parts is exactly similar to that just described except that the loop 8 must be lifted from the hook without the as- Too sistance of the element described for that function in connection with the structure disclosed in Fig. 1. The outward lateral turn of the plates 2 facilitates the ready engagement of a picture by the notches of said plate.

I have shown in Fig. 3 a still further modification which employs a pole 1", provided with a bracket at its upper end made up of eyes 2, carrying a transverse rod 3 spaced above the upper end of the pole 1", over which is passed the loop 8", a cord 7", suitably engaging eyes 9, being employed in a similar manner to the corresponding parts shown in Fig. 1.

The operation of the structure shown in Fig. 3 is precisely similar to that above described except that the positioning of the picture-cord must be accomplished through engagement of rod 3" and eyes 2 by the said cord.

It will be understood, of course, that many slight changes may be made in the form of hook-positioning device described without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and I desire it to be decidedly understood that where I speak of a cord I mean any means which is capable of the function of the element described as a cord.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A device of the class described, comprising a suitable pole, a bracket arranged at the upper end thereof, and a cord, arranged to move longitudinally of said pole and adapted to have its end passed over said bracket and receive a picture-hook when so positioned, substantially as described.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a suitable pole, a bracket arranged at one end of the same, a cord arranged to move longitudinally of said pole, and a loop formed at the end of said cord and adapted to be passed over said bracket and to receive a hook when so positioned, substantially as described.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a suitable pole, a cord movable longitudinally thereof, and hook-engaging means at the end of said cord adapted to be passed over the end of said pole and to receive a hook when so positioned, substantially as described.

4. A device of the class described, comprising a suitable pole, a cord movable longitudinally thereof, and a loop arranged at the end of said cord and adapted to be passed over the end of said pole for receiving a hook, substantially as described.

5. A device of the class described, comprising a suitable pole, a bracket at one end thereof, a cord movable longitudinally of the pole, a loop at the end of said cord adapted to be passed over said bracket for receiving a picture-hook, and means for engaging said loop for disconnecting it from said hook, substantially as described.

6. A device of the class described, comprising a suitable pole, plates secured at each side thereof, and means of connecting said plates forminga bracket, and flexible means for rotating a hook upon said connecting means as an axis, substantially as described.

7. A device of the class described, comprising a suitable pole, and flexible means at the end thereof for carrying and rotating a picture-hook, substantially as described.

8. A device of the class described, comprising a suitable pole, a rod spaced over the end thereof, and having one end extending beyond the side of the pole, means for retaining said rod in said position, and flexible means for rotating a hook about said rod, substantially as described.

9. A device of the class described, comprising a suitable handle, plates secu red to either side thereof, a rod connecting saidplates, and extending beyond the same, and flexible means'adapted to be passed over said rod for rotating a book about the same, substantially as described.

10. A device of the class described, comprising a suitable pole, and plates secured to the sides thereof and extending forwardly therefrom, positioned in outwardly-diverging planes and provided with cord-receiving means, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aifix my signature-in presence of two witnesses.

ELLERY STOWELL.

Witnesses:

JOHN P. MAULE, EMELINE M. WILSON. 

